Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
158AApproval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made
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158A Approval process decisions not affected by listing events that happen after section 75 decision made
(1) In this section:
approval process decision means any of the following decisions:
(a) a decision under section 75 whether an action is a controlled action;
(b) a decision under section 75 whether a provision of Part 3 is a controlling provision for an action;
(c) a decision under section 78 in relation to a decision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this definition;
(ca) a decision under section 79C in relation to a decision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this definition;
(d) a decision under section 87 on the approach for the assessment of the impacts of an action;
(e) a decision under section 133 whether to approve an action;
(f) a decision under section 134 to attach conditions to an approval of an action;
(g) a decision under section 143 to revoke, vary or add to conditions attached to an approval of an action;
(ga) a decision under section 146DJ to vary an approval under section 146B;
(h) any other decision made under a provision of this Chapter that is specified in the regulations.
listing event means any of the following events:
(a) a property becoming a declared World Heritage property;
(b) a change in the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property;
(c) a place becoming a National Heritage place;
(d) a change in the National Heritage values included in the National Heritage List for a National Heritage place;
(e) a place becoming a Commonwealth Heritage place;
(f) a change in the Commonwealth Heritage values included in the Commonwealth Heritage List for a Commonwealth Heritage place;
(g) a wetland becoming a declared Ramsar wetland;
(h) a change in the boundaries of any of the following:
(i) a World Heritage property;
(ii) a National Heritage place;
(iii) a Commonwealth Heritage place;
(iv) a declared Ramsar wetland;
(v) the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park;
(i) a species becoming a listed threatened species;
(j) an ecological community becoming a listed threatened ecological community;
(k) a listed threatened species or a listed threatened ecological community becoming listed in another category representing a higher degree of endangerment;
(l) a species becoming a listed migratory species;
(m) any other event of a kind specified in the regulations.